habergeon

/ ˈhæbədʒən /

noun

a light sleeveless coat of mail worn in the 14th century under the plated hauberk

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Word History and Origins

Origin of habergeon¹

C14: from Old French haubergeon a little _hauberk

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Example Sentences

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The habergeon was rolled in a tight bundle.

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The moment he did so, the forester stepped out upon the opposite bank, and daring Timias to move another step, threw a dart at him, which struck his habergeon.

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Chaucer’s Sir Thopas must always be cited for the defences of this age, the hero wearing the quilted haketon next his shirt, and over that the habergeon, a lesser hawberk of chain mail.

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Their arrows went fast, without any let, And many shot they throughout; Through habergeon, breastplate, and bassinet.

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haberdashery Habermas

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